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Fiend
by Peter Stenson
I first picked up this book in the bargain section at work (Barnes & Noble shoutout) and it was initially the cover that drew me in (usually the case when I'm browsing for any random book). The pink! The yellow! The skull and cross needles! You've got me intrigued Mr. Stenson, bravo! Then, the inside book jacket - that first line, "When Chase Daniels first sees the little girl in umbrella socks tearing open the Rottweiler, he's not too concerned." If that doesn't have you reading more into this, it's CLEARLY not the book for you. Then we get into a drug + zombie combo for this book. Sold. What a concept, I think this is going to be a VERY entertaining ride ahead of me. As I'm writing this, I have not yet started this book. I wanted my first impression to be raw and not by any means influenced. Let's see how wrong I am:
Well, I wasn't too far off! This book starts off slightly comical and tends to get more serious the deeper in we go. One of my favorite quotes from this book is from pg. 6 where Chase describes a bloodied, undead child: "I turn to see Typewriter at the top of the stairs and then look back to the girl sitting there like a used tampon." I'm glad I didn't have any liquids in my mouth at the time because this line had me cracking up XD
One thing I have to complain about though - lack of quotations, arghhh! It drove me nuts, but luckily, it was never confusing knowing who you were reading as so it wasn't too bad. This really could have made for an annoying read.
Finally, my rating dropped from a 3.5 to a 3 because the ending sucked. It was left open ended and not in a good way. I literally said what the fuck? after I read the last sentence...
Overall this was a fun read. If you're into zombies and cursing like a sailor while reading about people trying to survive off of dope, this is your book!
**To See My FULL Review Visit: The Nerdy Bookmark: A Not-So-Serious Book Review Blog **
Well, I wasn't too far off! This book starts off slightly comical and tends to get more serious the deeper in we go. One of my favorite quotes from this book is from pg. 6 where Chase describes a bloodied, undead child: "I turn to see Typewriter at the top of the stairs and then look back to the girl sitting there like a used tampon." I'm glad I didn't have any liquids in my mouth at the time because this line had me cracking up XD
One thing I have to complain about though - lack of quotations, arghhh! It drove me nuts, but luckily, it was never confusing knowing who you were reading as so it wasn't too bad. This really could have made for an annoying read.
Finally, my rating dropped from a 3.5 to a 3 because the ending sucked. It was left open ended and not in a good way. I literally said what the fuck? after I read the last sentence...
Overall this was a fun read. If you're into zombies and cursing like a sailor while reading about people trying to survive off of dope, this is your book!
**To See My FULL Review Visit: The Nerdy Bookmark: A Not-So-Serious Book Review Blog **